H.R. 1526, the Restoring Healthy
Forests for Healthy Communities Act:
Requires the U.S. Forest Service to
increase timber production on National
Forest lands. Exempts land in the
National Wilderness Preservation
System. The Agriculture Department
would have to provide 25 percent of
the revenue from timber operations to
counties containing national forest
land. Prohibits injunctions against
forest reserve projects in response to
procedural complaints about its
selection and planning process. Waives
judicial review for any forest debris
removal project resulting from a 2013
wildfire.

Y

H.R. 2218, the Coal Residuals Reuse
and Management Act:
Prohibits EPA from regulating coal ash
as a “hazardous waste.” This bill
ensures the safe regulation of coal
ash in a cost-effective manner, while
protecting public health, the
environment and thousands of high-paying jobs.

H.R. 2642, the Farm Bill Conference Report: This bill contains a number of provisions
supported by AF&PA:
• Includes the Forest Products
Fairness Act (HR 979), which allows
forest products to be included in
USDA’s biobased programs.
• Includes compromise language
that exempts forest roads and
silviculture activities from any
permitting requirements and the
citizen suit provision of the Clean
Water Act. The language does not
prevent EPA from considering non-
permit measures for forest roads and
silviculture activities.
• Includes improvements to
conservation programs like the
Conservation Stewardship Program and
multiple beneficial provisions related
to federal land management
• Calls for the Secretary of
Agriculture to revise the strategic
plan for the FIA program and includes
direction on what should be included.
• Funding for Energy Title
programs generally was reduced. The
Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP)
has been reduced to $25 million a year
in total funding, not more than half
of which can be used for the
Collection, Harvest, Storage and
Transportation (CHST) payments that
previously were a concern for the
industry.

H.R. 5078, the Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act: Prohibits the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers and EPA from
implementing the proposed Waters of
the US rule issued on April 21, 2014.

Y

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H.R. 910, the Energy Tax
Prevention Act: Prevents the Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) from regulating
greenhouse gas emissions under
the Clean Air Act without the input of
Congress.

Y

H.R. 2250, the EPA Regulatory
Relief Act: Allows more time for EPA to fix, and for companies to comply with, the Boiler MACT rules. Boiler MACT is a
regulation issued under the Clean Air
Act that requires EPA to regulate
pollutants from emission sources.
EPA's
Boiler MACT rule will require more
than
90 percent of boilers to make
significant changes, some of which are
not technically achievable with real
world boilers.

Y

H.R. 2273, the Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act: Amends
subtitle D of the Solid Waste Disposal
Act to facilitate recovery and
beneficial use, and provide for the
proper management and disposal, of
materials generated by the combustion
of
coal and other fossil fuels.

Y

H.R. 2401, the Transparency in Regulatory Analysis of Impacts on the Nation Act: Requires
analyses of the cumulative and
incremental impacts of certain rules
and
actions of the Environmental
Protection
Agency.